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• Any chance that inflation gets under control?
• Our customers more often utilize NTTA's network of roads to travel to other parts of the metroplex rather
• Protect our ability and the ability of TxDOT to utilize system financing, ensuring these vital transportation
• And so we just have to maintain control. Project in January.
• The homeless problem is already out of control.

Bills: HJR58, HJR63, HB263, HB542, HB905, HB 1288, HB1402, HB2003, HB2262, HB2323, HB2429, HB2876, HB3019, HB263

Keywords: healthcare, insurance, elderly, retirement, benefits, transit-oriented projects, constitutional amendment, state highway fund, funding allocation, voter approval, highway fund, funding, public transportation, transit projects, transportation, local transit, fund allocation, voting rights, election integrity, ballot access

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• The committee's jurisdiction includes oversight of the Florida Gaming Control Commission and the gaming
• The committee's jurisdiction includes oversight of the Florida Gaming Control Commission and the gaming
• Service Commission and its regulatory activities, including the regulation of investor-owned electric utilities
• , investor-owned natural gas utilities, investor-owned water and wastewater utilities, and the certification
• I mean, there's no control. Correct. Correct. There's no constraints on that.

Summary: The committee on Regulated Industries convened with a quorum and began a panel discussion focused on condominium milestone inspections and structural integrity reserve studies (SIRS), with members framing the topic as part of Florida’s post-Surfside condo safety reforms. The chair and panelists reviewed how the state got here, emphasizing that the problems predated Surfside and were driven by long-term deferred maintenance, underfunded reserves, and aging buildings. Panelists included representatives from Florida Realtors, engineering and reserve-study firms, a CPA, a community association attorney, and Broward County’s building safety official, all of whom described their roles in inspections, reserve planning, and code enforcement. Testimony centered on what inspectors are finding in the field. Panelists said the most common problems are not subsidence but wear-and-tear and maintenance failures, especially in stairways, balconies, roofs, parapet walls, waterproofing, and corrosion. They described examples of buildings with hidden deterioration, hurricane-exposed damage, and associations that were underfunded despite prior inspection regimes in Miami-Dade and Broward. Dr. Barbosa explained that Miami-Dade’s recertification program began in the 1970s and Broward’s in 2005, with current timelines generally requiring notice, a first milestone review, and then time to begin substantial repairs; she said the program has improved compliance but that SIRS has added confusion. Members also raised concerns about the cost and implementation of SIRS, including whether reports are being used to generate unnecessary work, whether contractors or firms have conflicts of interest, and whether the law’s use of “fully funded” is being misunderstood. Panelists said the statutory reserve requirement is better understood as baseline funding, not having all money in the bank immediately, and suggested clearer definitions and possibly changing the terminology to “adequately funded.” They also discussed the need to separate required structural items from optional or cosmetic items in reserve reports, improve transparency for buyers and lenders, and ensure associations provide documents through websites and other portals. No votes were taken. The committee used the meeting as an information-gathering session and signaled that more panels and discussion would follow, with members and witnesses agreeing that the state may need further clarification, education, and possible statutory adjustments to reduce confusion while preserving building safety.

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• Enbrel, utilization metrics are not defined in statute or rule.
• Typically for it procurements, you're going to utilize an ITN that includes appointed evaluators in negotiators
• And so that was always a concern for things outside of, you know, our control to have unlimited liability
• I find all kinds of internal control problems in that process here.
• finance in the room asking the questions about how am I going to reconcile this, where the internal controls

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• to the board, they stated that assumptions in their calculations remain the same, which means it utilizes
• Influenced by many factors outside our control.
• Like you said, you can't control what the stock market does.
• There are many things that you can't control.
• You know, that doesn't even cover the increase in our, for example, utility bills.

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• We're just waiting for some access to city utilities.
• Right, $450,000 is a lot of money, but it's the quality and the control of funds that have to happen.
• Who is on the DDSD, but we don't directly control the DD Waiver List. Well, Mr.
• So that special appropriation is about to utilize our technical experts.
• Water Utility Authority ribbon cutting next week, and I hope you all have received this invitation.

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• And the amendment removes portion of the bill related to utility relocation, our chairman, that is the
• This would allow a public utility to request request the recovery of costs for rng infrastructure in
• George Isaacs up next, followed by can't control and Tom Ventura. >> Mister chair and members of the
• It's gonna be can't control. Going to be next, followed by James.
• But as you heard from DR Content Control and ER high people are courses are already leaving Florida.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• ITSD, we're going to be moving some staff to DSS, allowing them to have more control over their IT.
• It's not total deconsolidation, but having them have more control over their IT for one big, beautiful
• Also, the Movers Project, The last couple years in House Bill 5, Office of Administration and Control
• We're going to be moving some staff to DSS, allowing them to have more control over their IT.
• Louis for a police department that we don't control.

Keywords: 959, house, all

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, approval of the previous day’s journal, and a series of special guest introductions recognizing family members, interns, students, public servants, and community advocates. Committee reports and Senate messages followed, including Senate refusals to concur on a large number of amendments to Senate Bill 1421 and the appointment of a conference committee on House Bill 2818. The main floor action centered on the state budget, especially House Bill 2 (public education). The budget chair explained the conference report’s funding mix for K-12 schools, including $8.4 billion for public education, changes to the foundation formula, use of blind pension funds, and possible ARPA dollars later in the process. Members debated whether the report underfunded schools by $45 million or more, with opponents arguing the state was not fully funding the formula and supporters saying total school funding remained at record levels and that the issue was the source of funds rather than the total amount. A substitute motion to send HB 2 back to conference failed 62-89, and the conference report was then adopted 83-68; the bill was third read and passed 83-68. The House then took up House Bill 2003 on higher education, where the conference report largely restored the governor’s recommendation and directed the department to develop a new funding formula by the end of the year. Members discussed performance-based funding, scholarships, apprenticeships, and the need for a slower transition to any new model. The conference report passed 119-28, and the bill was third read and passed 109-32. House Bill 2004, covering Revenue and Transportation, included about $20 million for rural roads and other transportation funding; members discussed constitutional concerns, MoDOT projects, and a small local safety fix. The conference report passed 128-21, and the bill was third read and passed 127-27.

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• We heard that California and Illinois cost. are out of control, and so that's why we have to stop this
• There were a bunch of decisions made over the last several years while Democrats had complete control
• While they had complete control, is that we have incentivized more people to travel here illegally to
• On the good side, we'll be able to negotiate and control drug prices.
• People on DWRS were expected to be utilizing this. It turns out to be 25% of people utilizing this.

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• I don't have any control over unless I have visibility into what they use for, how I can control that
• With this funding, we intend to run it as an RFP so that we can control some of the mixture.
• For a while, it was kind of scattered; now it's getting consolidated so we can gain control of it and
• I'm happy to hear it's being utilized. I was concerned that maybe folks couldn't... Thank you.
• Chairman, that that would be an opportunity for this committee, especially if we're utilizing growth

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• The soldiers have no control over where their assigned unit is.
• Marson, you talked about local control.
• is voter control, right?
• Now, ...popular, well, they're going to have that control too.
• It's an issue of local control.

Bills: HB2006, HB2165, HB2245, HB2348, HB2806, HB2901, HB2902, HCR2016

Keywords: sample ballots, elections, primary election, general election, mailing deadline, ballot mailing, county election officials, board of supervisors, secretary of state, early voting list, election administration, voter information, postal service, USPS processing center, city elections, town elections, special district elections, Arizona election law, ballot proofing, party chair

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• <00:42:42.800> more utilization factor may force more utilization factor may force more providers
• <01:14:25.520> We control or ability to avoid. We control or ability to avoid.
• Lastly, utilization and weight times.
• <03:03:40.880> on clear uh path towards uh utilization on clear uh path towards uh utilization
• Um I fiscal generally not utilized.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Planning pods that we're calling it, and we're going to be utilizing all of our expertise across the
• When we did that, we came up with a list of very important tools to help complement and utilize what
• That did not go well; we had dust and weed control problems.
• And we can't control that.
• But yes, Reclamation has control over the water in the project. I'm sure you would agree with me.

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• When we were expecting 4% utilization and now we have 25% utilization, we have something that we need
• to work To try and control, especially when we're working with budgets and trying to keep those budgets
• We're not shifting any costs to the counties that they cannot control.
• We are making adjustments to ensure that we control how they provide their services.
• I feel that when you start pulling this back into the county system, that will have more control.

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• And that crisis is one of home insurance and business insurance costs literally soaring out of control
• Utility infrastructure.
• One of the major ones is utility spending supported by rate payers required by regulators. borrowers
• Is that the reason for the controlled burns, the fire is good sort of regimen?
• Is it controlled burns, or is it brings around?

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• So everything is still in your hand and under your control.
• Everything is still in your hand and under your control.
• by Senator Pressly is a joint resolution to amend Article 7 of the Constitution relative to water utility
• service lines, to provide for the use of public funds to remove or replace drinking water utility service

Bills: SCR12, HB221, HB509, HCR58, SB78, SB25, SB80, SB132, SB155, SB157, SB202, SB228, SB250, SB414, SB433, SB479, SB513, SCR9, SCR58, SB65, SB215, SB249, SB269, SB282, SB296, SB323, SB363, SB369, SB474, SB490, SB492, SB500, SB514, HCR32, HB17, HB41, HB73, HB223, HB244, HB759, HB906, HB966, HB1006, HB1009, HB1086, HB1107, HB1112, HB1215, HB1242, SB217, SB283, SB469, HB36, HB42, HB74, HB119, HB159, HB259, HB302, HB414, HB459, HB776, HB848, HB956, HB1017, HB1028, HB1095, SB208, SB312, SB382, SB389, HB210, HB258, HB359, HB368, HB468, HB552, HB732, HB784, HB870, HB953, HB1117, HB1236

Keywords: logging, recognition, John Keith, environment, safety, Mississippi River bridge, Trump Expressway, transportation, federal funding, Louisiana highways, injection wells, public hearing, geologic sequestration, environmental impact, public comment, Ascension Parish, state capitol, economic development, community partnership, celebration day

Summary: The Senate met with 29 members present, heard a prayer and national anthem presentation, and approved the journal without objection. The chamber then received multiple messages from the House on conference committee reports and concurrence actions, and took up a long calendar of Senate resolutions and House/Senate bills returned from the House with amendments. Several resolutions were adopted without objection, including commendations and requests for reports or studies, while others were left over or returned to the calendar. The Senate concurred in or adopted amendments on a series of bills covering registrar compensation (SB 25), broadband administration and reimbursement (SB 80), school safety master key boxes (SB 132), dental coverage for cancer treatment (SB 155), paid parental leave for educators (SB 157), election supervisor compensation days (SB 202), water utility service line replacement funding (SB 228), weight management services through the Office of Group Benefits (SB 250), medical debt protection (SB 414), Medicaid coverage of weight-loss medication (SB 443), and design-build authority for vertiport facilities (SB 513). It also adopted a House concurrent resolution urging backup motors for the St. Claude Avenue Bridge (HCR 32). One bill, SB 479 on removal of certain judges, had its amendments rejected and was sent to conference. The chamber then considered conference committee reports on several measures. Reports were adopted on SB 312 (labor organization dues and fees), SB 208 (veterans services and VA-related restrictions), SB 382 (workers’ compensation advisory council and reimbursement schedule timing), SB 389 (agent and athlete registration and fee review), and multiple House bills including HB 359 (party primary qualifying rules), HB 368 (New Orleans historic preservation lien procedures), HB 468 (wholesale residential real estate definitions), HB 552 (DWI-related responsive verdict language), HB 732 (motor vehicle fines/fees and hybrids), HB 870 and HB 1236 (pharmacy benefit manager and insurance provisions), and HB 1117 (prescription period issues). HB 210 on retroactivity was also adopted after debate. Several conference reports were temporarily passed over or returned to the calendar, including HB 953, and the Senate adjourned to reconvene the next morning for final work.

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• And, of course, the individuals in his care, custody, and control sought diversion.
• A two-year-old little girl was brutally beaten, held under... ...and control sought diversion.
• Seeing no mics up, any objection to utilizing unanimous roll call? Ayes 39, noes 0.
• because, frankly, given the very limited information we have on these spaces, it is not appropriate to utilize

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• The next step after review is for it to go to the Pollution Control and Ecology Commission and then this
• This is a new contract, and it is for the appraisal of utility, communication, and transportation property
• This is for expert witness testimony with issues related to the utility industry.
• This is on-call skilled trade labor, including electrical, plumbing, HVAC, boiler, valve controls, welding

Summary: The committee first considered an $88,000 used tire program contract for District 4 with LTR Intermediate Holdings. Senators raised concerns that the tire district’s revised business plan had not yet been approved and that the contract could worsen cash flow before funding was confirmed. Questions were also raised about procurement language in the RFP that excluded bidders under corrective action plans. After discussion, a motion was made and approved to hold the contract until next month so the tire board could appear and answer questions. Members then reviewed a large slate of methods of finance, alternative delivery projects, and discretionary grants. These included capital projects at ASU Mid-South, Arkansas Tech, Ozarka, UA Fayetteville, UA Little Rock, UAMS, and UCA; a new UCA multi-purpose arena project estimated at $75.5 million; and DHS and Department of Health grants for aging services, substance abuse prevention, mental health, nutrition, hearing-loss follow-up, HIV services, and rural hospital quality improvement. All of these items were reviewed without objection. The committee also heard a ratification request from UAMS for a Family and Medical Leave Act outsourcing contract with FMLA Source. UAMS said an amendment had been prepared but never submitted for review, and payments continued after expiration; members expressed frustration and asked UAMS to review whether other contracts had similarly lapsed. The committee then reviewed numerous construction-related, intergovernmental, out-of-state, and in-state contracts, including airport economic impact study work, parking guidance technology at the University of Arkansas, veteran nursing services, and multiple DHS service contracts. Most items were reviewed without objection, and the meeting adjourned after reports of routine contract amendments and minor contracts were presented for information.

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• Enforcement Telecommunications System, is the system that every law enforcement agency in Oklahoma utilizes
• We actually, the ranges will be being utilized next week.
• We've kept that well under control.
• We have controlled access into the building, but we don't have a secure vestibule.

Keywords: 914, all

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• I USED TO WORK FOR THE FAA AS AN ATTORNEY FOR THE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER SPACE AND PROCEDURES OFFICE
• VICE CHAIR, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY FOR PROVIDING A RESPONSE FOR THE LITIGATION STYLE GAMING CONTROL
• MY UNDERSTANDING IS IT HAS BEEN USED BY BUSINESSES SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION THAT HAS BEEN UTILIZED WHEN
• ACCORDINGLY, WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF MOVING A LINK TO THIS ONLINE TO THE WEBSITE AND IT WILL NOT BE UTILIZED

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• RESERVE REQUIREMENTS A VARIETY OF OFFICE DO YOU USE CONDITIONAL OVERSIGHT OVER CCRC AND EXISTING CONTROLS
• IT IS CONTROLLING PUBLIC RECORDS.
• THEY ARE WIDELY ADOPTED, THEY ARE UTILIZED BY OUR DEPARTMENTS, THEIR EMBRACE BY LABOR, MANAGEMENT AND
• EXCESS AND SURPLUS LINE POLICY FORMS, RATES AND DEDUCTIBLES CANNOT BE MORE FAVORABLE THAN THOSE UTILIZED

Keywords: 999, senate, all